Indiana farmland by county
Washington County, Indiana Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Washington County, Indiana, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Washington County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Washington County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Washington County's latest reported cash rent, USD 144/ac in 2025, ranks 83rd of the 90 Indiana counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 36% below the Indiana statewide average of USD 225/ac for 2025.
- The county figure is down USD 18/ac (11.1%) from USD 162/ac in 2024.
- In 2025, soybeans led Washington County's reported field crops at 55,500 harvested acres.
- Its 55,500 acres of soybeans are the 51st most of any Indiana county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year soybeans outsized corn, 55,500 to 41,000 harvested acres.
Washington County cash rent
USDA NASS reports county cash rent for non-irrigated cropland as a county average, refreshed on the annual USDA cycle. The table shows every year NASS reported for Washington County, with the Indiana statewide average included as a clearly labeled context row (a state average is never a substitute for the county figure, and neither is a substitute for a parcel-level read).
| Year | Cash rent | Data level |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USD 144/ac | Washington County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 162/ac | Washington County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 149/ac | Washington County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 142/ac | Washington County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 225/ac | Indiana statewide average (context) |
County averages for non-irrigated cropland, not medians. The Indiana statewide average row is labeled as state-level and is not a Washington County figure.
What Washington County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Washington County. NASS suppresses some county crops, so this is the reported field-crop picture, not the county's entire cropland. Horticulture and specialty crops NASS reports separately are not included.
| Crop | Harvested acres | Survey year |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 55,500 | 2025 |
| Corn | 41,000 | 2025 |
| Wheat | 440 | 2025 |
Reported field crops ranked by most-recent NASS harvested acres. Ranked by acreage, not value. NASS can report different survey years for different crops, so each crop carries its own year.
Conservation (CRP) in Washington County
Indiana's USDA FSA general CRP signup rental rates run about USD 107/ac to USD 179/ac per acre per year (USD 143/ac midpoint). Those are the state planning band, not what a given Washington County parcel will be offered: the binding rate at enrollment is the county soil rental rate FSA sets from the soils on your specific acres. See the CRP payment rates guide for the full state table and how the county rate is derived, and how CRP works for eligibility.
Energy interest in Washington County
Washington County zoning does not permit commercial wind in any zoning district, so a utility-scale wind lease is not an option here regardless of queue activity (Purdue Center for Regional Development and Indiana Office of Energy Development, December 2022; Indiana Code 8-1-41). Solar and other uses are governed separately; verify the current county and township ordinance before relying on any lease posture.
For the statewide picture, see Indiana cash rent by county and what crops grow in Indiana. A county page like this is not a plat or a boundary survey; for that distinction see what a plat map is. For how every figure here is sourced, see how we get our numbers, or return to the Indiana farmland hub.
Washington County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Washington County, Indiana?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 144/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Washington County in 2025. That is a county average, not a parcel-specific rate: soil quality, drainage, field size, and lease terms move an individual parcel above or below it. Scout reads the parcel's soils and applies its productivity band around this benchmark.
- What crops grow in Washington County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, soybeans, corn, wheat are Washington County's largest reported field crops. Corn and soybeans are typically grown in rotation on the same ground. See the crop table above for the acreage on each.
- How much does CRP pay in Washington County?
- Indiana's USDA FSA general CRP signup rental rates run about USD 107/ac to USD 179/ac per acre per year (USD 143/ac midpoint), from the FSA state summary. The binding rate at enrollment is the county soil rental rate FSA sets from the soils on your specific acres, not the state average. See CRP payment rates for how that works.
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